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Ok. Im going to start a new save with GoAheadEagles and do that. Its frustrating that i have to throw away a whole save now but its what it is. Thx for your help.

Do you have any idea or opinion what makes the transfer market more competitive?

Question: 1. What setup which isnt too heavy on the CPU would give the most cut throat transfer market in your opinion? 2. If you choose a small database does it automatically make the transfer market more competitive? As in less players so more competition for players and ergo higher prices being offered for players? It can be that my players are massively overperforming. Which would make me a tactical genius by the way. But in one version (i think it was FM2017) i was playing with Cork City and half of the national team were Cork players and none got bought by bigger clubs.

Italy, Spain, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales. No have not checked his hidden stats. But its a pattern. I have more really good talents who only have interest from clubs from Northern Ireland self. Also most years no player from Northern Ireland gets bought by clubs from other countries in game. But when i check for instance Scotland and Ireland a few players every year get bough by bigger abroad clubs but still not very much. If i would try like half european clubs playable other half viewable and small database, should that make it so realistic that best players of small clubs get bought?

Thx for this great thread Dave! I have been playing FM since CM96/97 so i have been like spending a good chunk of my life playing this game. Now for me the most enjoyable version was FM2011, mainly because i had a great save with Shamrock Rovers from Ireland (with which i won CL). The most important thing in a save for me is the feel of realism. In that save i managed to snap up some great Ireland internationals who failed to make it in England and after 1 or 2 good years with me they got sold by the board to bigger clubs. This felt very realistic to me and gave me great gameplay joy. I needed to get replacements and build a new team. You get the drift. From 2011 i have been trying to get the same kind of gameplay again but it allways fails miserably because my better players just dont get good offers and also not getting sold by the board. I am still not sure if its part of the version of FM2011 or it was just a lucky setup i had Database wise. At the moment im having an awesome career with Armagh in FM2020 but im totally losing interest now because i have this great Striker who scored 40 times in a season and got the award for best european striker, is northern ireland international and scored 4 times against Tottenham in the Europa League. A striker like that who can get bough for 200 k should be bought away or at least get interest from clubs from England championship. But maybe my league wasnt set up properly or its just that there is 0 interest for players from Northern Ireland league. Any thoughts? p.s. If you choose a small database does it automatically make the transfer market more competitive? As in less players so more competition for players and ergo higher prices being offered for players?